Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF

Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF For Sale

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Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF:
$300.00

A rare painted lead figure of Henry VIII standing on a stone base, produced by The London Stonecraft Co. from the stone and lead recovered from the bombed Houses of Parliament during an air raid in 1941.

The London Stonecraft Company were permitted to make souvenirs for sale to raise funds on behalf of HRH The Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund.

The objects produced included bookends, inkwells, letter racks, ashtrays and serviette rings and they utilised stone recovered from historic bombed London buildings including the House of Commons after being bombed by the Luftwaffe in the London Blitz in 1940 and 1941.

The paintwork is in good looking condition overall, with some cracks and peeling.

The figure is unmarked, the previous info was obtained by research using Google lens.

Figure weighs 4 lb 9 oz.

Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF For Sale

Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF: $300.00

Rare Hand Painted Lead Figure Of Tudor King Henry VIII Figurine 1940’s Heavy HTF:
$300.00